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Easiest carrot cake recipe
Make Easiest carrot cake recipe from Taste of Mich with 12 ingredients and 11 clear steps.
From YouTube · Feb 2, 2026
Make Easiest carrot cake recipe from Taste of Mich with 12 ingredients and 11 clear steps.
25 min
Cook time
1
Yield
Ingredients
12 ingredients- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 oz crushed pineapple (drained slightly, not dry)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 cup finely grated carrots
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
Method
11 steps- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Mix eggs and sugar until slightly pale and combined.
- Add vegetable oil and vanilla extract, mix until smooth.
- Stir in crushed pineapple.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon into the bowl.
- Gently fold until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
- Add grated carrots and desiccated coconut, fold gently until evenly distributed.
- Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full or pour batter into cake tin.
- Bake cupcakes for 20-25 minutes or whole cake for 50-60 minutes.
- Test with a skewer until clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
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